Home-state advantage didn't ultimately pay off for Purdue.  No. 13 seed North Texas pulled off a bracket-busting upset over the No. 4-seeded Boilermakers 78-69 in overtime on Friday in the men's NCAA Tournament first round.  It's North Texas' first-ever NCAA tourney win and the second huge upset of a Big Ten power. Earlier Friday, No. 15 seed Oral Roberts knocked […]

INDIANAPOLIS — For underachieving teams, the NCAA Tournament can either be a reset button or a mirror. In Tennessee’s case, it provided a perfect reflection.  The No. 5 seeded Volunteers, who had hopes of making a Final Four run early in the season but struggled to find the right chemistry mix to the bitter end, are out of the men’s […]

The first true day of March Madness has returned after a two-year hiatus, and the men's NCAA Tournament first round is undoubtedly delivering the excitement tied to its moniker.  Whether it's an overtime thriller with Florida outlasting Virginia Tech in overtime in the first game of the day or Arkansas fending off a Cinderella bid by No. 14-seeded Colgate, the madness is […]

The first wave of free agency has altered rosters — and team needs — across the league. How will all of the moving and shaking impact the 2021 NFL Draft? Below is my second mock draft of the first round. Quick reminder: This mock is a projection of where I believe players will go, not necessarily a reflection of my […]

Matthew Stafford had to explain his move west to his young daughters, he said Friday, so he and his wife simply told them they were moving to the beach. Inglewood isn’t quite the beach, of course, but it’s close enough, and when compared with Detroit around this time of year, you can’t beat the weather. And we haven’t even mentioned […]

Florida guard Tyree Appleby was helped off the court during his team’s first-round NCAA Tournament game Friday after being hit by an inadvertent elbow from Virginia Tech’s Keve Aluma. Appleby was defending Aluma closely when the Hokies forward went to make a one-handed pass across the court and caught Appleby in the forehead. The junior immediately went down holding his […]

COVID-19 made sure its presence would still linger in college basketball when Kansas, Duke and Virginia had to drop out of their men's conference tournaments last week due to positive cases. Connecticut women's basketball coach Geno Auriemma tested positive on Sunday and is quarantining at home. He won't be able to join the Huskies for their first-round game and will be […]

Good JuJu is returning to the Steel City. Despite Instagram polls, JuJu Smith-Schuster is returning to the Steelers on a one-year deal worth up to $8 million per reports — a fact with which Smith-Schuster is very excited about. Despite a slow-moving wide receiver market this free agency cycle, Schuster had several options before deciding to return to Pittsburgh, per reports. […]

It took two franchise tags, but the Denver Broncos are finally getting a multi-year deal done with safety Justin Simmons. NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported Friday the Broncos and Simmons are finalizing a long-term contract, per sources informed of the situation. The multi-year agreement has been years in the making. John Elway used the franchise tag on Simmons last […]

Start with the shock across the NFL stemming from the allegations against Deshaun Watson. The disgruntled Houston Texans quarterback with a squeaky clean image is suddenly facing separate civil suits from multiple women alleging sexual misconduct after they were hired by Watson as massage therapists. “I hope and pray it’s not true,” an NFL general manager from a rival team told USA TODAY Sports. Another […]